臭い

Meaning

1. adj-i
   stinking; smelly
2. adj-i
   suspicious; fishy
3. adj-i
   hammy (acting); over-the-top; cheesy
4. adj-i
   clumsy; unskilled
5. adj-i
   (overly) gamey; strong-tasting
6. sufadj-i
   smelling of
7. sufadj-i
   looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish

Example sentences

• プラモ作りは家でやってくださいよ。ラッカー液の臭い、充満してるじゃないですか。

  Please do your model building at home! The room's full of the smell of lacquer.

• 例のスキャンダルはそういつまでも臭いものにフタというわけにはいくまい。いずれ人は嗅ぎつけてしまうさ。

  I don't think we can keep the lid on the scandal much longer; people are bound to find out.

• 彼女はその臭いですぐに興奮する。

  She gets easily excited by the smell.